Mount Forest, T-V, Ontario (1911 census)
Mount Forest, T-V was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,839. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q6920786. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.970°N, 80.730°W.
Population
In 1911, Mount Forest, T-V had a population of 1,839: 863 male and 976 female residents. Population density was 832.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 1,839 |
| 1921 | 1,718 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Mount Forest, T-V shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 39 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 1,839 total population, 1,414 area in acres, 976 females in the population, 863 males in the population, 832.12 population per square mile, 537 single (never-married) females, 472 families, 459 single (never-married) males, 371 married males, 351 married females, 86 widowed females, 33 widowed males, 2.21 area in square miles, 1 females with marital status not given, 1 legally separated females. 2,019 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 680 persons of British origin (Irish), 513 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 467 persons of British origin (English), 101 persons of German origin, 11 persons of British origin (other), 9 persons of French origin, 7 persons of Italian origin, 2 persons of Chinese origin, 2 persons of Swiss origin, 1 persons of Austro-Hungarian origin, 1 persons of Dutch origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 589 Presbyterians, 542 Methodists, 270 Roman Catholics, 259 Anglicans (Church of England), 133 Baptists, 45 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 15 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 9 Lutherans, 7 Brethren, 6 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 3 Congregationalists. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 465 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON133008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON152015— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q6920786
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Forest,_Ontario
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1911 Census of Canada, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project, hosted at the HGIS Lab, University of Saskatchewan. Persistent place identity computed from spatial-overlap chains across all available census years (1851–1921). Identity grounding to Wikidata performed via the HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph project's MCP-assisted disambiguation pipeline. See the About / Methodology page for the full data pipeline.
Cite this page
Clifford, J. (2026). "Mount Forest, T-V, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/mount-forest-t-v-on133008-1911/.